Canberra Over Stalingrad - Penetrating Russia's Area 51

[@r2gelfand]

The only problem with Mark Felton videos is that they're never long enough! Another excellent video!

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

think they are perfect in length. he has hit a sweet spot.

[@r2gelfand]

I get you, but I enjoy them so much that I hate for them to end. @@IronWarhorsesFun

[@bigpuppy9923]

My father flew Canberra bombers for the RAAF for many years, testing it to its outer envelope, as well as reconnaissance missions over Malaysia during communist uprisings. As a kid I used to help load up the bomb bay with big balloons before an airshow. Dad would fly over the crowd and release them. Always a treat to see them turn so nimbly.

[@phmwu7368]

NASA still uses an US-built two-seater version of the English Electric Canberra bomber for scientific upper atmosphere flights...

[@crashrr2993]

I believe that the English Electric Canberra was the last British military jet to be designed mostly by one person. I have always loved its simple smooth looks, apparently it was (still is) a famously smooth flyer which is why it continued in service as a reconnaissance plane.

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day Crashrr, Yes, you're right. It has truly beautiful lines and the overall design looks so right. And yes, again. It was an exremely stable aircraft and an exceptional camera platform. Our air force kept a few flying well into the late 70s at our research and development squadron after service in Vietnam. They were replaced by F-111s which, given their problems was, I think, a mistake. They cost our air force a fortune and never 'fired a shot in anger'. Many manitenance people got sick from working on their fuel tanks.That was an aircraft that never looked 'right' to me. Cheers, BH

[@davea8346]

@@BillHalliwell I won't argue the merits of the the F-111, however, the aircraft has seen combat including Viet Nam and more famously, the Libya raid in 1986.

[@alphaadhito]

@Wallace Yep, fitted with IR camera for tracking shots, it was very fenomenal aircraft. NASA operate 3 of them

[@paulmarchant9231]

@@jackoates6418 I thought RAF Marham had that honour...... They used to fly rings round me, and I was on a tractor !!!!!

[@sonnyburnett8725]

No one can ever say the British didn’t do their part during the Cold War. Damned, that’s a long flight.

[@-APTX]

So the space going Canberra in WarThunder is historically accurate after all.

[@andrewwenzel3600]

The Canberra held the world altitude record for a while in the 1950s, last one being 70,000ft in 1957

[@timothyirwin8974]

That could be the American version (B57) with the elongated wings for high altitude.

[@markfryer9880]

@@timothyirwin8974 And the really smoky engines for high visibility.

[@andrewwenzel3600]

@@timothyirwin8974 the 70,000ft altitude was achieved by an RAF Canberra in 1957 with the help of a rocket booster strapped to the aircraft, with its own power alone it set a record of 65,900ft in 1955, the RB-57D had a maximum cruise altitude of 65,000ft with the longer wings.

[@Jermster_91]

Sadly in War Thunder you have no need to go to that altitude. Most players rush the bases, drop, and go back to land.

[@Twirlyhead]

We see here the beginning of why the Soviets developed such good missile defences.

[@T_1357_F]

The pilot and crew were awarded decorations for courage, skill, and professionalism for successfully completing the mission. After which, the awards were sealed under the Official Secrecy Act, and filed and lost somewhere within the Ministry of Defence.

[@johnalmason]

It's the Ministry of DEFENCE (with a 'c'). UK = Ministry of DEFENCE; USA = Department of DEFENSE (i.e. 'Defence' spelled incorrectly).

[@fnln544]

The Cold War...with secrecy and weapons fire. Brave men and women who held the line, and sometimes crossed, the Iron Curtain. Mission success, but the awards were classified; however, the air crew know/knew about their secret accomplishment.

[@welshpete12]

No that is not the case, they were awarded decorations . And they did wear them on parade .

[@misterjag]

@@johnalmason Credit Noah Webster (of dictionary fame) for the spelling differences.

[@T_1357_F]

@@johnalmason Thanks, corrected spelling

[@ws2228]

One of the coolest planes ever. Love the old British camo.

[@cobalt2361]

A special spy camera huh? I guess you could then call it a CAMberra.. he... he.. he ... I'll see myself out.

[@wrightflyer7855]

The Canberra and the license built Martin B-57 were extremely capable aircraft. We had an RB-57 "bat wing bird" at Takhli RTAFB when I was stationed there in 1970. Neat aircraft it was!

[@richardgoode4761]

Military in airforce.

[@seumasnatuaighe]

One UK Canberra mission flew through the mushroom cloud of a Soviet nuclear test to get particle samples. This crew was also commended in secret after they were hosed down.

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day Mark, Another great snippet of history that has eluded me. I'm particularly fond of the Canberra, we had them in the RAAF as well. It was one of those classic aircraft that just looked right, and was. A remarkable aircraft and, as in this story, crewed by brave, expert aviators. There was no way of being absolutely certain that the Soviets didn't have a surface to air missile that could strike the Canberra. A danger later, famously, faced by U-2 pilots. Cheers, BH.

[@jeffreyplum5259]

The US Air Force also used license-built Canberras. They also made a high-altitude version, with much longer wings, for reconnaissance missions. This mission clearly showed the basic type might serve well in such tasks. This version served prior to the use of U-2s.

[@RahulSengupta07]

Canberra was a formidable aircraft ,, Indian Air Force used it in various wars as a bomber n Photo reconnaissance . It was backbone of bombing n photo rec operations for 50 years . I last time saw it flying in 2007 before its retirement .

[@claveworks]

My dad worked on these at the time they regularly flew nuclear-armed, below radar missions into East Germany etc.

[@Reaper4367]

Loved the old Canberra. I can still recall them flying out of Port Moresby in the 70's with the RAAF. Cheers for sharing.

[@charliemansonUK]

The Canberra was a lovely old bird, I was stationed at RAF Wyton in the mid 90's when they took them out of general service...great plane but the Navigator had to lie on his stomach and look through the round nose window whilst flying... Peace Charlie 🇬🇧

[@samg5463]

Subbing to this channel was one of the best decisions I've made

[@buddy4445]

*The British Government wants to know your location*

[@GI.Jared1984]

we don't have a government anymore they are EU lakis

[@dfadgsadfga1816]

cyka blyat! *fires cannon rounds*

[@visi7754]

HRM Buckingham Palace London!

[@LuisSilva-xm8qm]

I only answer to her majesty queen Elisabeth! God save the queen!!!

[@heldermartins8785]

@@GI.Jared1984 Oh Winston, come back, we forgive you...

[@vonfragesq7145]

I had a girlfriend in college whose Dad flew RB-47 missions over the former Soviet Union. He said pretty much the same thing, that the Migs would come up on ballistic arks flashing up past them in the vertical, pretty much out of control and then stall out. He was an interesting guy. He joined the RCAF before the US entered World WarII, flew Hurricanes and Halifaxes and then P-47's after he switched over to the USAAF.

[@Peasmouldia]

I do love the Cranberry, amazingly long service life and very respectable performance for its vintage. Nice episode, thank you sir.

[@tekis0]

History is never boring on Mark Felton's channel!👍 He has a knack for finding the obscure, yet interesting, stories. Thank-you.

[@sophrapsune]

At the end of the Second World War, Britain had some of the most advanced technology in the world. Given the lack of investment in the following decades and decline from economic power, it makes one wonder whether they really won the war at all.

[@MMG008]

sophrapsune That was the price paid for survival.

[@williamrance5086]

Like Belgium, and the Netherlands, Britain took one hell of a bashing from the Luftwaffe during WW2. Britain, and to a lesser extent Belgium, was not only subjected to Aircraft bombardment, but, by V1 & V2's rockets, too. From Britain's point of view, immediate post-war Britain was faced by enormous financial debt and food rationing, as well as the short supply of coal, gas and electricity. It had to rebuild the national infra-structure, re-settle a big chunk of the bombed out population in to new housing, and to organise the agricultural industry to feed the nation. To re-structure industry and the military, and to take an enormous national step in to the future, as far as the nation's health and social welfare was concerned, tied up the government in to enormous obligations not only to the people of Britain, but to its creditors for everything it purchased from overseas to help the war effort. An enormous amount of criticism has been said about Britain's position in WW2 and the decades that followed. How much we should feel grateful to the other nations who came to 'assist' us. Really? My heart goes out to the individual on all sides involved in WW2 pulled in to a conflict not of their own making. But it is when it comes to Nation's rather than ordinary people that one needs to be careful in the criticism and glamourising of an individual nation and its role played in WW2. Not every nation's military personnel were faced with the worry of what was going on back home - indeed was there a home and family to return to. Not every nation in the conflict fought the war on their own door step. There were one or two that supplied boots on the ground to overseas domains, but their homeland enjoyed blue skies and the freedom to build industrial might that the Europeans could only dream of - and profit by it at the same time. In the grand plan of things - World War Two was just that. A world war. Some nations opted to enter on the Allied side or with the Axis. Others remained neutral and kept themselves intact. No one came to Britain to 'assist' the British. They came to fortress Britain to join an amassed fighting force to rid Europe of the NAZI presence. One nation came to Britain's shores with a hidden agenda to see off the imperial might of Britain and France and put in place the instruments that allowed it to push ahead post-WW2 with its own ambitions of an imperial might based upon the monetary rather than the geographic - and a military dominance that dwarfed anything that had gone before. Post war Britain had a population in the mid 50 millions. To say that perhaps 30-35 million were tax payers, not a lot went in to the tax-collectors coffers to fork out for lesser priorities when it came to feeding and rebuilding a nation after participating in the full length periods of two World Wars within the timeframe of only 20 years between them. The feeling & mood of the majority of British people since WW2 has been, 'You can shove the Empire, you can shove the whole idea of global domination. Let the new kids on the block strut their stuff - the USA, Russia, China, India or whatever. The UK has risen above such shenanigans, let the old lion rest in peace without the hassle of bickering, Bears, Eagles, Pandas and Elephants treading on our grass.' We were on the winning side in WW2 - it's debatable whether we won anything, other than retaining our sovereignty, freedoms and flag. But even those three ideals are now threatened by a European ideology that is alien and sinister to what we British are about. Those three ideals represent our desire for a nationhood based upon law, order, racial and social harmony - and very few empires can truly operate under those same caveats. The British Empire could not. It chose those three ideals and dismantled its outdated imperial mandate - whereby, it lost its global dominance. Good riddance one might say - indeed, the same thoughts held by most of the ordinary British people.

[@maxmullen6337]

William Rance. You don’t know as much as you think. Britain was enfeebled by its fascist trade union movement. (Note: fascism and socialism are the same). The unions were determined to destroy private British industry and by that way get their socialist utopia. They thought everything would have to be nationalised and capitalism and free enterprise destroyed. Practically everything was nationalised, production of cars, ships, iron and steel, transport, both rail and road, the utilities etc etc. Unfortunately governments can’t run anything efficiently and when faced with foreign competition practically everything collapsed. We forget now (or its kept secret from our young people) just how dramatic our fall from great industrial nation to our backwardness now. And we are backward. We can hardly make a cup of tea without asking foreigners to help and oversee. We invented the railways. Now every train is either completely foreign or as in the case of Bombardier in Derby much of the important stuff power plants, controls etc is made abroad. Britain was the greatest ship builder, now we only build war ships (they’re not competitive) and as in the case of those two aircraft carriers French designed and built under a French supervision. I could go on. After the war the unions had unlimited powers. They didn’t have to keep to contracts. Most workers had to be in a Union whether they wanted to or not. Had to pay money to the Union whether they wanted to or not and they often had to go on strike whether they wanted to or not. And the unions used private armies, very like Mussolini’s Black shirts of Hitler’s Brown shirts. They were called ‘Flying Pickets’. For example; hundreds of miners travelling the country to prevent workers in the photographic(!!)industry from getting to work. Workers from one industry were allowed to interfere with workers in another industry. As that’s before we mention the “who does what” disputes. British factories were closed for weeks as unions fought each other over who does what. If a component is made of wood and metal who drills a hole in it? Wood worker union member or metal worker union? The management was entirely helpless. Note, helpless. Customers simply went elsewhere. I had a small factory and knew many like me. Every so often I would meet an acquaintance with a huge smile on his face. He had found a foreign company who made the same stuff as him. Suddenly he could sack most of his union staff and simply import the goods to sell on. Suddenly he could have a normal life and return to sanity. When in my industry early computerisation began, the union insisted that if we used the new technology we had to use the old as well - which was then thrown away!! On top of all that taxation was insane. Up to ninety-eight percent. Even the well known communist sympathiser Peter Ustinov said in his first autobiography that when his accountant told him that he left the country, never to return as a tax payer. The above is a very short note on why what was once a great industrial nation has been reduced to asking foreigners to make our traffic lights. Also your account of the effects of the war are greatly exaggerated. It was bad. Lots of civilians killed. (My mother used to spend much of the day standing next to my school building. She wanted to be killed if my brother and I were killed by a V1 or V2.) However, compared with most of the rest of Europe we got off lightly, very lightly. I used to visit Germany on business a couple of times a year. Even by the early sixties, they were streets ahead of us. And they had been flattened, flattened absolutely flattened by the war.

[@colinsmith7537]

Why would you invest in British technology when the British government will either give your invention to the Americans or allow it to be stolen by the Americans. TSR2 Invented built and flown successfully by us Brits destroyed literally by the British Labour party because it could carry a nuclear bomb. Well we still have nuclear bombs but all that technological innovation that went into that aircraft went up in smoke our enemies didn't need the nuclear bomb we had a Labour government. Penicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming pinched & modified and now sold as American with them collecting the royalties worldwide for every dose. Sound barrier technology We gave the Americans the technology to help Chuck Yeager to break the sound barrier. Triumph motorcycles were whipping the asses off the Harleys in American races so the yanks allowed the Harleys to race with engines twice the size of the Triumphs hence the Triumphs having 650cc engines and the Harleys 1300cc engines and claimed that we the BRITS cheated by using OHV engines. And all the time the British Government sat on it's backside doing nothing. Why would you invest in British technology?

[@TheFunkadelicFan]

@Old Man Moron.

[@marks_sparks1]

Amazing story. Never heard of it before. Thanks Mr Felton

[@TheIzroda]

You said it correct the first time. It's Kapustin Yar, not Kasputin Yar. Probably not worth to record the entire video anew to fix this. Great story as always.

[@hond654]

He associated with Rasputin Jar:)

[@debbiesole1317]

Many thanks Mark. Awesome historical stories with historical camera and video content. Much respect from NZ.

[@frankryan2505]

Canberran here, great to see such a cool aircraft named after my city!

[@SpiderPigggg]

Aussie Aussie Aussie!

[@stevenlow3036]

Mark, I have stumbled across your videos, and have to say I'm glad I did. Keep up the great work sir.

[@davedavidh3328]

The MIGS look good in that paint scheme.

[@antonfarquar8799]

wonderful - always liked the Canberra - now I know why!!

[@mattzeimys945]

Mark your the man bro - I am in love with your material history buff also a infantry marine pumped out to fallujah 3x and Afghanistan 1x

[@goweresque]

Loving the shot at 0:56 where the UK's ultra modern jet spy plane is being towed around by a farm tractor. Rather sums up post war Britain to be honest, the juxtaposition of the ancient and modern. I expect the US developed a special aircraft tug to move the U2 around, at a cost of millions. There used to be a wonderful clip on KZbin of the old railway line going past RAF Brize Norton in the 1960s, you had the Victorian technology steam engine tootling along with the space age jet planes parked on the end of the runway in the background.

[@christians6734]

Mark's videos are always worth watching, so is this one.

[@SeanHollingsworth]

Such an excellent aircraft from the beginning, hence why the USA still has three of them flying; albeit they are the RB/WB-57's with longer wings, and officially operated by NASA.

[@stevenkeegan6260]

Great video on a topic I've never heard of. Well done.

[@rogerevans936]

There is a Canberra on static display in Woomera South Australia. I was surprised at how small they are .

[@authenticwell-researchedco6386]

I love this channel. One of my most favorite. It's authentic, scholarly, and objective; and, yet interesting and captivating. In fact, it's INFOTAINMENT for history and miltary science geeks.

[@joeobyrne3189]

Another great video, Mark. Love them.

[@MrHyde-zy6ry]

Those pilots were bad asses! My dad served in the RAF in the early 60s & was very proud of his time there (although admittedly a bit conflicted, as he was a pilot officer, flying nukes & didn't like the idea of destroying the world; which could've occurred because of a radar glitch, a badly translated communique, or any number of ridiculous reasons). Anyways thanks for the video!

[@hard2describe791]

Bloody good videos man. Very informative. Keep em coming.

[@danzervos7606]

Very high altitude Canberra aircraft were developed with extra long wings and top altitudes approaching 70,000 feet.

[@jamesedenfield5039]

This IS such a great channel! This plane still looks awesome! First time seeing it.

[@leary4]

Mark I've always thought the bombing mission from Italy to Warsaw and back was noteworthy. Aside from crossing a lot of real estate and a couple mountain ranges it was if I'm not mistaken a voluntary (kinda) enterprise. There may have been missions from North Africa as well (or they may have all been from there I'm a little hazy). The liberator was such a good aircraft for either long range bombing or sustained anti sub patrols. British aviation produced some excellent air craft post war. The Canberra has always been one of my favorites. Just a great design; nice big wing surface and the engines tucked away inside just a great looking plane that proved it's worth countless times.

[@garwhittaker3743]

Mark can you do the cold war story of HMS Conqueror stealing the Russian Towed array ??

[@simonmcnicholas]

Have you done a video on the Vulcan jet Mark? Love that plane 👍🏻

[@beeter3588]

I think he should talk about all 3 V-Bombers

[@ruprajsengupta2920]

I have been lucky to have seen Canberra bombers of the Indian airforce in the year 1977_1978.

[@scopex2749]

I did some of my basic RAF training working on these beauties how I wish I could have flown in one!

[@ChuckieFinzter]

I was a ground engineer on one of the last squadrons to fly them back in 1985. I spotted one of "ours" in the thumb nail picture. 231 OCU.

[@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb]

-Did you get the lens cap off? - ...

[@Sterlingjob]

My old lecturer at Brooklands college used to say that Canberra’s would go out at night and return in the morning with bullet holes in them. The soviets asked for the aircraft to be destroyed but we just changed the tail number! Wonder if he was talking about this mission?? RIP Mike Gleed

[@MrGeoffHilton]

Love the mig colour scheme.

[@tagtraumen]

The like:dislike ratios on your videos always baffle me (2.2k:2 at time of writing), you’re doing the Lord’s work Mark

[@eisenhertz]

Great stuff,as always.Thanks Mark!

[@MyLateralThawts]

The high altitude interception tactics used by the Soviets against the RAF were ironically used by British aviators in both World Wars in successfully bringing down a Zeppelin in the first conflict, and a Luftwaffe high altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the second. It should not have been a surprise.

[@Sorrywhytescaresu]

I had never heard of this mission before and I thank you for the information. The Canberra was a very useful piece of cold war kit.

[@markfryer9880]

Can't really say anything nice about the other Canberra, the Capital of Australia 🇦🇺. Filled with politicians and civil servants who tend to forget about the rest of Australia being the reason for their presence.

[@BrassLock]

@@markfryer9880 Nooo, that's Cam Braa, a different thingy all together.

[@user-yl1xy5eg7b]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@robertandrews6915]

Fantastic video as usual. Keep em’ coming

[@mercator79]

such a flight was never done again (that we are aware of)

[@jerrymccrae7202]

I truly hope that crew were awarded for their mission!!!!

[@gokuiscool666]

This 4 minute video show more History than the History Channel

[@SNP-1999]

Daring, very daring ! The "Intrepid Birdmen" at their best ! 😋

[@stephen7740]

Many years ago. A call was received by an air base in texas for permission to land the air traffic control told the pilot to get off the military frequency the pilot idendified himself as the catain of an RAF Vulcan bomber requesting landing instructions, the plane came into land. The Vulcan had flown half way across America. Under the radar, and was never observed. Scary ain't it.

[@boomerrob9223]

I would like to hear that story.

[@markhughes7927]

Bravechapsville! Extraordinary!

[@Radmonkeyboy]

Someone may have already said this, but it would have to be a 100 inch FOCAL LENGTH camera, not 100 inch lens.

[@Sturminfantrist]

The RAF also flew recon missions over the USSR with US loaned RB-45 Tornados

[@undergroundman6602]

Great channel ! Keep it up, I'm loving the regular and high quality vids.

[@timhancock6626]

Don't forget RAF crew also flew American RB45c aircraft with British roundels from the USAF base at Sculthorpe in Norfolk, East Anglia. If they were shot down on their intelliogence gathering flights it gave the USA the ability to deny knowledge of the flights.

[@williammiller8317]

Amazing story I don't remember ever hearing about, thanks again Mark!

[@guramannen]

Just amazing work on these videos thanks! 120K subs, way to go - gratz! Next milestone 200.000!

[@marioacevedo5077]

Great video. Other aircraft that conducted spy missions over the USSR were the RB45 and the B47. Would like to see a video of when the B47s used their stinger 20mm to fight off Mig interceptors.

[@FlyingWildAZ]

Mark good stuff! Keep it up.

[@sfcretired1166]

Well remember the base that flight started from; Giebelstadt. During my time in service, it was the home of C Battery, 6/52 ADA Bn., a HAWK missile battalion. Spent quite a few nights out there repairing two of their radars.

[@bucknertarsney7674]

I love this post-war history. Thank you Mark.

[@hifives2]

Canberra is a Australian Aboriginal word for 'meeting place' the British custom of naming bombers after cities continued after 1945 ,perhaps the Aussies agreed on a purchase if they were named Canberra

[@ahlambull2382]

My Father, Flt lt (then Sqd Ldr) Bruce S Bull was known as Mr Canberra. I remember my mother saying his arse was always off the ground. I believe he has one of the most flying hours in the Canberra. I also believe he took part in some of the most daring operations during the cold war. His favourite was the PR9, although he would never mention where he went, I always remember, when he came home, he had his emergency rations and his special issued knife.....from Bassingbourne, to Wyton, and finally to Newquay, (Cyprus and Malta in between) He loved the aircraft, and the air force. Good on him. RIP

[@skytreker]

Theу flew over Putin's Yard?!! o_O

[@sakadabara]

skytreker , capusta means cabbage

[@valrabellkeys9867]

Just subscribed today, and there is already new content! Definitely here to stay.

[@mrgreen2570]

Thank you for another great history lesson.

[@anamariadeb.8552]

Thanks you for this interesting video.

[@robw3027]

These Cold War videos just keep getting more interesting!

[@GoViking933]

Really enjoyed this!

[@stevenhoman2253]

A wonder of an aircraft, insufficiently appreciated currently. High altitude, high speed; handled well. If you've ever seen one, their tiny size is surprising. Greater bomb load than a B17, but then the WWII mosquito held a greater bomb load.

[@angmoh777]

like the beginning, brief glimpse of the Bristol Brabazon behind it on take off

[@sakadabara]

angmoh777 , Bristol Brabazon has always mesmerised me , I have seen it on Static exposition near Birmingham

[@markdavis2475]

Great episode. I heard about this story from a (BBC?) doc a few years ago about RAF pilots who flew U2,s They had interviews with the Russians incl one where a General had told the UK “we will shoot down the next Canberra that comes over here”!

[@steyrproof]

This channel rocks !

[@finntastique3891]

Just an idea: a video about the so-called "Black-Buck" missions, whereby RAF Vulcan bombers conducted the longest bombing missions at that time (1982), from Ascension Island, to bomb the airfield at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. As I remember, the Americans thought it couldn't be pulled off, but just as the Americans did the Doolittle Raid in WWII, the RAF succeeded - and, this one was a lot harder to accomplish!

[@Otokichi786]

I don't think that even a Nimitz class nuclear aircraft carrier could host an RAF Vulcan bomber, let alone get it airborne without numerous takeoff aids.;)

[@orkstuff5635]

@@Otokichi786 Probably not although I was working at Woodford when the Vulcans were being refurbished, the last test before being returned to the RAF was a QRA take-off, it really didn't take that long for the one I saw to get airborne :-D

[@hughc023]

My dad was an aircraft instrument technician, on photo-recon Canberra's for the RAF, but was in Germany a few years after this event, so probably wasn't involved . . .

[@ryansmalley4868]

I enjoy the vids you do Mark and your channel would you ever consider doing an episode on the sas raid on an Argentina airfield during the Falklands war

[@StrangeLoops4]

Will watch any Canberra bomber related content. 😊

[@bengello]

Interesting Mark, thank you👍

[@lchamp423]

WJ574 flew over Kasputin Yar. It is now on display st the Valiant Air Command museum in Florida.

[@KrautKranky]

I'd love to hear more about the Cold War. Great channel!

[@renaldolama9517]

Fabulous find.

[@johnwatson3948]

Behind the opening takeoff shot appears to be the Bristol Brabazon airliner.

[@kamran102]

Please make a video about the incident when an SR-71 over the Baltic had engine trouble (?) and was escorted by Swedish Viggens to avoid the Russians. The pilots recently got US medals for their actions. Must have been in the 90s..

[@haroldmclean3755]

Bloody Good job 👍 Kudos

[@qtig9490]

A fine British design that was later adopted by the USAF in the B-57 and the high altitude RB-57. Today NASA still flies an even further modifications of the RB-57 , which is the WB-57. Looking at the planform and with suitably tweaked engines I would bet a crumpet that the Canberra could achieve 60000ft even in those days and that there may have been additional missions that have yet to be revealed. 10cm optic is quite capable.

[@jacobhayes9992]

Finally a picture of Churchill in his second sitting of PM, the man had 12 strokes be fore he finally died.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

It is good to remember who one's friends were, and are today! And of course who one's enemies still are today.

[@christosvoskresye]

It's also a good idea to reassess periodically. If we hadn't done that, we might have remembered who our enemies were in 1776 and 1812.

[@pavolp.6527]

Russia is not our enemy

[@Otokichi786]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday%27s_Enemy

[@archstanton6102]

@@pavolp.6527 For the UK Russia is certainly not put friend

[@davidb6576]

@@pavolp.6527 The Russian people are not, and never should be, the USA's enemy. However, governments in place can chose actions that are antagonistic in nature. We (as people) should remember this distinction.